Kwia Surname
Approximately 336 people bear this surname
Kwia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 212 | 1:20,795 | 2,090 |
| Kenya | 73 | 1:632,601 | 28,796 |
| Papua New Guinea | 41 | 1:198,871 | 27,541 |
| United States | 9 | 1:40,273,215 | 872,126 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Kwia (78) may also be a first name.
Kwia Demographics
Average Kwia Salary in
United States
$40,700 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kwia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kwia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kwia occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kwia? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 825,152nd most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 21,689,125 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Kwia reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Kwia is also the 1,091,646th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 78 people.
Kwia is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 212 people, or 1 in 20,795. In Liberia Kwia is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 51 percent live, Maryland County, where 27 percent live and Nimba County, where 13 percent live. Other than Liberia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 22 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent live.
Kwia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Kwia earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning $40,700 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwiah | 89 | 478 | / |
| Kwiha | 89 | 50 | / |
| Kwija | 89 | 3 | / |
| Kwiaj | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kwiatt | 80 | 126 | / |
| Nkwija | 80 | 75 | / |
| Kwijas | 80 | 63 | / |
| Kwiath | 80 | 12 | / |
| Kwaiya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kweyia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwuija | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwayia | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kwiash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kuia | 75 | 339 | / |
| Gwia | 75 | 43 | / |
| Kwja | 75 | 3 | / |
| Qwia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kwya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwio | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kwihaha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gwija | 67 | 2,024 | / |
| Gwiah | 67 | 437 | / |
| Gwiha | 67 | 152 | / |
| Kweha | 67 | 57 | / |
| Kuiai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Kuiau | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kweah | 67 | 45 | / |
| Kwyas | 67 | 33 | / |
| Cwija | 67 | 26 | / |
| Kuiha | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kuiat | 67 | 19 | / |
| Qwiea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kwyea | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khwja | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gwiea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kwyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qwija | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quwia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nkuia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkuia | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kwia
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